Summer 2016 Recap
It’s been quite an eventful summer. It’s our second summer in Southern California, but it felt like our first. Last…
Father’s Day 2016
Two weeks ago, our middle boy, T. J., came running up to me after New City’s worship gathering concluded. “I’m…
Chemical & Idolatry: Reflections on a Jack Garratt Track and the Apocalypse of John
Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such…
Calling and Community: Celebrating the Journeys of Three Friends into Religious Servant-Leadership
This week, I had the pleasure and honor of celebrating the ordination and installation of three friends. Two were ordained…
Evil and the God Who is Love: A Review of Thomas Jay Oord’s The Uncontrolling Love of God
When Blueprints Fail In 15 years of full-time Christian ministry, I had not presided over a funeral service until yesterday.…
Seeking the New City: 5-Part Sermon Series
This year, I began serving as a pastor at New City Church of Los Angeles. The Lead Pastor, Kevin Haah,…
Evacuating New Orleans, Part 3 #Katrina10
This is Part Three of a series of reflections on my evacuation story. If you haven’t already, read Part One and Part…
Evacuating New Orleans, Part 2 #Katrina10
This is Part Two of a series of reflections on my evacuation story. If you haven’t already, read Part One. …
Evacuating New Orleans, Part 1 #Katrina10
As we come up on the 10 year mark since hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, I’ll be sharing some of my…
From Boston to LA: Moore Fam Road Trip
This Wednesday, it will have been 1 month since we completed our journey to Los Angeles from Boston. It’s been…